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I too am concerned with his "windup" it is slow. The ball has to be in the air faster. Blocked punts are game changers. I like the distance and hang time, but he's got some work to do. I would also like to argue that Lechler is a leader for this team. Those who say he is not are prjudiced against punters or rather stuck in the old stigma that a punter is a little dweeb and should be seen but not heard. He has demonstrated leadership time and again.

When have you seen King punt that you feel he needs work? He was booting punts for hang-time's sake in a controlled camp-style environment. He was fine during preseason and camp.

^ he was slow in preseason,teams werent putting a whole lot of emphasis on getting to punts and he had several close calls that he didnt adjust his motion to,He is very focused on his form.he needs to realize that getting the kick off is more important then getting wows.

He wouldnt have stayed on the roster if we didn't plan on making the change this year. I just hope they teach this punter how to angle them long punts towards the sidelines. Lechler never did and we gave up long returns becasue of that.

When have you seen King punt that you feel he needs work? He was booting punts for hang-time's sake in a controlled camp-style environment. He was fine during preseason and camp.

In preseason. The wind up was slow and he didn't take that half step/slidestep to have the clear kicking lane. I know I am not the only person to see this. I am surprised you didn't. I am not saying he isn't going to be a good punter or I wouldn't like him to follow Lechler, I am just saying that by my observation of him, he has a little work to do, in addittion he needs to learn how to be a holder too.

You're only a leader if your soldiers believe in you in battle. Trust me, soldiers didn't put their heads on the line for Lechler the past 11 seasons. Stop embarrassing yourself, bro.

slvr&blk is correct. Lechler is and has been a leader for this team. He's not embarrassing himself, quite the opposite in fact. Do you think the players didn't believe in him, that his words were empty nonsense to them? Yeah punters are not usually leaders, but ours is.

What is Lechler's contract situation? I remember when Stan Talley replaced Ray Guy, it left a lot to be desired. King is getting a lot of raves for not yet having punted in the NFL regular season.

Not sure of his contract situation, but he's getting paid a ton of cash. That cash should be spent elsewhere so instead of having to punt, we can keep the punter off the field and score some touchdowns.

slvr&blk is correct. Lechler is and has been a leader for this team. He's not embarrassing himself, quite the opposite in fact. Do you think the players didn't believe in him, that his words were empty nonsense to them? Yeah punters are not usually leaders, but ours is.

Some people just don't understand the importance of the punter position, while some overlook leadership in it's entirety. Of course a punter can't be a leader...Afterall he's merely a punter...

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